# Crescendo

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 271375 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/271375)
- Latest income: £30.9k; spending £50.1k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/crescendo

The Trust helps primary age children, who would not normally have the chance, to have the opportunity to experience a wider experience of live music.The Trustees no longer support direct teaching and will not take on any new students. They will support organisations which support children's experience of music and the arts. The Trustees do not accept unsolicited applications.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Crescendo is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Crescendo reported income of £30.9k and spending of £50.1k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Crescendo in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Crescendo open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Crescendo is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Crescendo give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Crescendo makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Crescendo?

In its latest reported year Crescendo reported income of £30.9k and spending of £50.1k.


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